[Gimp-developer] gimp's default screentones, brushes and palettes

[Laxminarayan Kamath]

shouldnt GIMP just introduce "Get hot new stuff" ?


On 12/2/08, Daniel Hornung <daniel.hornung at gmx.de> wrote:
> On Wednesday 30 July 2008, Theodore Imre wrote:
>> i would suggest this palette:
>> http://gatogirl12345.deviantart.com/art/Copic-Colors-for-The-Gimp-86084821
>> its a copic markers palette with all the copic markers colors.You know
>> how expensive these are? How much people love buying them exactly
>> because of their colors? =P
>
> Hi,
> IANAL but:
> The artist on deviantart may be ok now with redistributing the palette, but
> before this is shipped, some lawyer should have a look at it.  While the
> colour data of a single colour is probably not copyrighted in most countries
> (The _use_ of certain colors in certain contexts may be protected, under
> trademark laws, for example.  But that doesn't matter here, I think.), the
> distribution of databases may be seen as original work and thus protected.
> And if the databases are not gatogirl12345's invention, GIMP might run into
> trouble.
>
> Just my 2¢,
> Daniel
>


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